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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Hydrology Paper of the Day @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social on the future of urban hydrology: the need for a community of scientists to work together; understanding impacts in the context of sociohydrology; definitions of urban areas and processes; and the need for novel sensing systems and data collection.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 22/07/2026

🚨 New for 2026! 🚨 Postdocs can now apply for the AGU26 Postdoctoral Travel Grant to help cover costs of attending the AGU Annual Meeting in person! 👉 Applications are due 12 August: spklr.io/63328EPNKE #AGU26 #Postdoc #Grant #ScienceFunding

Graphic with text: AGU26 Post-Doctorate Travel Grant. Helping new Postdocs attend the AGU Annual Meeting. Apply today! Deadline 12 August.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Together, we aim to foster dialogue and discovery around the ecohydrological foundations of resilient, sustainable, and livable cities.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Contributions spanning from plant physiology to watershed-scale processes and from natural to engineered systems are encouraged. Submissions addressing the social implications of how ecosystem benefits are distributed are especially welcome.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We welcome studies that: (1) quantify urban water and energy budgets; (2) evaluate green infrastructure performance; (3) explore plant responses to urban stressors; and (4) inform equitable and science-based urban design.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We are excited to invite abstracts for our Ecohydro TC-sponsored #AGU26 session on #Urban #Ecohydrology and announce Dr.'s Simone Fatichi and Pamela Templer as invited speakers. @agu.org @agu-h3s.bsky.social @hydrology-agu.bsky.social @aguecohydro.bsky.social

A flyer with a green background and image of the Golden Gate Bridge advertising AGU session H023 on Advances in Urban Ecohydrology. Invited speakers include Simone Fatichi from the National University of Singapore and Pamela Templer from Boston University. The deadline to submit abstracts is August 5.

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

What a great article not only on faculty workloads, but how little our salaries actually factor in to most university budgets. A few highlights. First, our salaries are falling:

Third, faculty salaries are falling even if we statistically control for faculty rank and institution. By our analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data, tenured and tenure-track salaries are down 10 percent in real terms since 2016 and are lower today than they were in 2002; nontenured faculty salaries are down 4 percent since 2016 and are at 2002 levels today.

To put this plainly: Suppose sharply increased teaching loads enabled institutions to cut one out of every seven full-time faculty. (That’s roughly what we saw last year in severe cuts announced at West Virginia, Western Illinois, and St. Cloud State Universities.) The associated savings in salary and benefits even through such drastic action would amount to less than 2.5 percent of total institutional expenditures for the typical university.

The upshot? If you think higher education has a cost problem, squeezing more teaching out of faculty is not the first place you should look.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Excited to share more work with @navavfan.bsky.social as she continues this line of inquiry, expands upon this project, and continues towards completing her PhD! 3/3

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This work uses the InVEST seasonal model to improve our understanding of runoff and partitioning dynamics in NE Mexico based on soil and land cover characteristics and sets the stage for continuing evaluations of water resources in Tamaulipas. 2/

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

@navavfan.bsky.social, a PhD student at Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas who spent the Fall as a visiting scholar with us @uisedu.bsky.social and in my lab, had her first paper on our work together published in ISPRS Annals today (isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/X-3...). 1/

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

MS student, Ava Maria Mendoza, will be presenting her poster on "Understanding the links between climate, watershed biogeochemistry, and Cyanobacteria growth in Lake Springfield, IL" during Wednesday afternoon's session.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Dr. Blount will also be presenting their work,"From Plots to Cities: Using Multiple Methods to Improve Our Understanding of Heat-Water Interactions Across Scales in the Built Environment", in H22I (room 238-239) at 11:30am.

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

PI, Kyle Blount, is co-convening #urban #ecohydrology sessions on Tuesday: H21I (oral) 8:30-10am in 238-239 H22I (oral) 10:30am-12pm in 238-239 H23S (poster) 2:15-5:45pm

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Are you going to be at @agu.org this week? The WATER Lab @uisedu.bsky.social would love to see you at events we are participating in! More details below... #AGU25 #ecohydrology #WATERlab @hydrology-agu.bsky.social @aguecohydro.bsky.social

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We also identify 10 action items to guide the development of the discipline and the need for improved strategic investment in education and training as well as support for community-engaged and participatory research and outreach. 4/5

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We discuss the unique context of urban hydrology, with unique challenges, opportunities, and - we propose - responsibilities for scientists working in this space. We highlight the need for interdisciplinarity, a new conceptual organization, building a community of practice, and enhanced impact. 3/5

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🎉🎉NEW PAPER🎉🎉 "Out of the Forest and Into the Concrete Jungle" This is some of the work I'm most proud of to date: a new commentary co-authored with 15 amazing urban hydrology (or adjacent) folks after the 2024 WaterSciCon! Details and highlights below... 1/5 doi.org/10.1029/2025...

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Out of the Forest and Into the Concrete Jungle: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations in Urban Hydrology

Urban hydrology lacks an integrative framework across biophysical processes, social mechanisms, and governance processes We provide a path towards unified conceptualizations, efficient implementa...

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Happy to be a part of the convener team again this year! We'd love to have you join us and learn about your work! #AGU25 #UrbanEcohydrology @agu.org @aguecohydro.bsky.social @hydrology-agu.bsky.social

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AGU Ecohydrology @aguecohydro.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Abstracts for the AGU Ecohydrology Sponsored Sessions are due July 30! We're offering four engaging sessions for ecohydrologists across all disciplines. Share your insights, spark new conversations, and be part of the vibrant #ecohydrology community at #AGU25! #callforabstracts

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It's always nice when field work takes you beautiful places. Even better when those places have friends and memories! #Golden #Colorado

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

📣 PRESS RELEASE 🌎 📚 The full library of the @agu.org‬ Publications is now available for #IPCC authors working on the Seventh Assessment Report. "This landmark decision is an invaluable scientific boost for IPCC's ongoing work…" - #IPCC Chair Jim Skea 🔗https://bit.ly/PRAGU

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🏙️ In addition to providing guidance for city planning and landscape design, this method is simple, scalable, and accurate way for municipalities to evaluate urban heat. Cities can use it to map heat risk, guide tree planting, and protect vulnerable communities from extreme heat. 🔥🛠️

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📊 Simple area-weighted surface temperature models closely matched pedestrian-level air temperatures—almost a perfect 1:1 correlation. Results show that streets with greater tree canopy were significantly cooler, both for shaded surfaces and for surfaces in sun during the time of analysis. 🌳🌡️

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📡 We used aerial images, thermal imagery of surface temperatures, and air temperature data to evaluate the differences in urban heat characteristics associated with land cover and shading across Portland residential landscapes. 🌿🏘️

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Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Hello, Bluesky! Excited that my first post gets to be a 🎉NEW PAPER ALERT🎉 🌆 New research shows we can predict street-level urban heat using simple tools—no complex models needed. Insights support climate resilience and urban planning. 🛰️🌳 www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17...

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